感染性疾病 (gǎnrǎnxìng jíbìng): infectious disease

Measure Word

一种感染性疾病 zhǒng

Meanings

1 infectious disease
2 communicable disease

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

医院设有感染性疾病科。

Yīyuàn shèyǒu gǎnrǎnxìng jíbìng kē.

The hospital has an infectious diseases department.

HSK 7-9

勤洗手可以预防感染性疾病。

Qín xǐshǒu kěyǐ yùfáng gǎnrǎnxìng jíbìng.

Washing hands often can prevent infectious diseases.

Tips

usage

感染性疾病 is the formal medical term. 传染病 is the more colloquial equivalent, though strictly it emphasizes contagion (person-to-person spread).

Stroke Order

感 gǎn

染 rǎn

性 xìng

疾 jí

病 bìng

Related Words

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食源性疾病 shíyuánxìngjíbìng

foodborne illness / foodborne disease

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疾病 jíbìng HSK 6 #2,746

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性病 xìngbìng #10,588

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感染力 gǎnrǎnlì HSK 7-9 #15,974

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